“I can’t know”

When one of our children was confronted with something that was really hard to figure out, he used to say “I CAN’T KNOW”. Of course, that was when he was pretty little…things are rolling a lot more smoothly now. We … Continue reading

just a random find…fine indeed

Ah, so good.  Here’s a video from a young guy named Allen Stone. Here’s some info about him from his official site Like many soul singers, Stone got his start in church. He was a preacher’s kid, so whipping crowds … Continue reading

where’s jimi?

What’s going on when …how many years after your death?…43 years after your death…you’re such a major influence that people are still producing cool covers of your songs? What kind of legacy and influence are you going to have a … Continue reading

kind of like soul food

“Survivalism” is kind of like “soul food”. Soul food is just Southern cooking by a different name.  Food for the soul…good eatin’. Survivalism isn’t much different from anything that a backwoods, country folk would be up to every day of … Continue reading

fun hogs

There was an article this morning about a young guy dying trying to duplicate a YouTube stunt that some other young guys filmed pulling off in Utah. It used to be that we never had the chance to call anything … Continue reading

waging heavy peace….talking to Neil Young

I just finished reading “Waging Heavy Peace”, by Neil Young. I suspect that it’s the closest I’ll ever get to sitting down and having a real conversation with him.               This is a stream … Continue reading

the best thing for a child

My little boy and I both woke up early this morning. I get up early every morning, but this morning I had some company. When I get up with Nate, my day is different in a good way.  We have … Continue reading

hot white sidewalks

I used Google Earth to take a look at our old house in San Jose the other day. It was a normal looking little house…I think my father told me that in 1963 he bought it for 27,000 dollars. Last … Continue reading

the video store had boxes that frayed

One of the surest signs of “maturity” is starting to reminisce. I think when a person is young, they’re too busy running around and in the moment to spend too much time looking back. Get some years under your belt … Continue reading